Here’s what went wrong: cameras stopped working at key intersections, private footage was scattered, and rural roads had zero coverage. What should’ve been a 2-hour search turned into a cross-district manhunt. The twist? The state is already running a hackathon to fix this; 1,800+ cameras and no unified system. Imagine if this had happened in a city. The lesson? Real security doesn’t just mean installing cameras; it means connecting them. And right now, in villages and small towns, that link is broken. One missing feed can cost hours. And sometimes, a child’s safety.